Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 146 | 180 | 208 | 346 | 419 | 244 | 280 | 226 | 265 | 246 | 328 | 232 | 267 | 570 | 690 | 700 | 685 | 940 | 781 | 772 | 785 | 803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.89m | 2:10PM2.04m | 2:31AM1.93m | 2:59PM2.04m | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:48PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:23PM0.11m | 8:42AM0.03m | 9:14PM0.08m | 9:34AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 100 | 146 | 180 | 208 | 20 | 11 | 244 | 280 | 226 | 107 | 63 | 170 | 48 | 174 | 570 | 171 | 97 | 685 | 940 | 781 | 772 | 785 | 803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | S 19 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 49 | 19 | 63 | 156 | 267 | 19 | 690 | 700 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 52 | 82 | 72 | 196 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | — | NW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 346 | 419 | 43 | — | 7 | 265 | 246 | 328 | 232 | 186 | 191 | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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